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Definition of Family Scincidae
1. Noun. Skinks.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Lacertilia, Sauria, Suborder Lacertilia, Suborder Sauria
Member holonyms: Genus Scincus, Scincus, Genus Scincella, Scincella, Scincid, Scincid Lizard, Skink, Eumeces, Genus Eumeces
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Scincidae
Literary usage of Family Scincidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Popular Science News (1902)
"The tail is quite fragile, in this respect resembling the other members of the
family Scincidae. The tongue is prehensile and flesh color. ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"... Boulenger and Lepidodactylus Fitzinger give new proof for the former existence
of this continent. family Scincidae. ..."
3. Geology of New Jersey by New Jersey Geological Survey, George Hammell Cook (1868)
"Their habits render them a valuable animal, and they should be free from the
molestation so common. family Scincidae. " Skinks. ..."
4. Materials for the study of variation treated with especial regard to by William Bateson (1894)
"... Lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. In several genera of this family
the limbs are reduced or absent, differences in this respect being frequent ..."
5. Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society by New York Zoological Society (1905)
"smooth-scaled species of the family Scincidae. Numerous captive specimens of the
Harlequin Snake have fed upon the blue- tailed lizard ..."
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